Post #230068 by Grenadine on Tue, May 2, 2006 3:08 PM

On 2006-04-20 13:36, bb moondog wrote:
Manhattan is a serious old man/Rat Pack drink...but they are amazingly GOOD if made right

definitely RYE though--not whisky/scotch or anything else ....& bitters

Amen to that. I don't even bother ordering Manhattans in bars anymore. I just make 'em at home. It also irks me that I always have to specify GIN Gimlet these days. The bloody Gimlet originated as a gin drink!